Kennedy

  • [ KEN-ə-dee ]
  • English, Irish
From an irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of CENNÉTIG". The name is often given in honour of assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

CENNéTIG   male   Irish
Old Irish byname meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head". This was the name of an Irish king, the father of Brian Boru.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Kennedy
IRISH: Kennedy
OTHER FORMS
IRISH: Cennétig